An Early Morning Under the Bridge

Once again it’s late August and my wife and I visit the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV for her to attend a work conference. I tag along and during the day, while she is busy attending meetings, I venture out to the surrounding area with a camera. Previous years, I’ve been to the Falls of Hills Creek and Sandstone Falls. This time I drive a bit further out to see the New River Gorge Bridge and drive the single lane road underneath it.

I arrived just after dawn and roamed around for a few hours waiting for the light and happily stomping around the river. Once I got the shots I wanted, I headed up to the trailhead parking lot for Long Point. This trail is almost 2 miles and heads to a beautiful rocky overlook of the bridge and surrounding area.

Other times during our stay, with my wife in the conference, I wandered around the grounds of the resort and happily snapped away at the historic structures. The kit I brought with me consisted of the X-Pro2, Rokinon 12mm, 23mm f/2, XF 18-55mm and XF 55-200mm along with a tripod and other small accessories. For walking around the grounds, I carried only the primes to keep weight down and force me into certain perspectives. Once again, the Fuji setup was a pleasure to use and produced some great images.